The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-03
STATE AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
Akron will have Democratic club

Akron will have Democratic club.
Benjamin 2. Taylor, poet and jour
nal'st, died at Cleveland on Thursday
Henry Mickey has been appointed
postmaster at Reedsburg, Wayne county.
The Cleveland Appeal has winked
out. Sharp-eyed little cuss, while 1t
lasted.
Dr. Winters, Pierpont dentist, arrested
for. pulling teeth contrary to law. Had
failed to register. ag
3. Wood county has more G.. A. r. Posts
than any county In the State. Some of
them, however, have not a large mem
bership.
Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the New York
Tribune, ia half a century old, and was
born In Xenia, and In 1858 edited the
Xenia News. .s ...,
Youngstown has organized Garfield
Club, and will celebrate the birthday
anniversaries Of the dead statesman
with great eClat.
Fifteen hundred women, children and
prOhibitionists at Ripley have signed
the Murphy pledge to never, no never,
get drunk any more.
Republican factions of Ashland are at
1t tooth and toe nail, and will hereafter
have two newspaper organs to maui the
livers out of each other.
Ravelna tripped the light fantastic
toe for the benefit Of her cemetery sssO
clatiOn. That would seem to be making
light of grave subject. r....
Michael McAllisteF, of Trumbull
county, wants $1,000 iamages from Fall
con Iron and Nail Company for injuries
received by the falling Of crane.
Miss Sadie Davis, of Berlin Center,
who was injured In the street car acci
dent at Youngstown last week, has sued
the railroad and street car companies
for 100000.
A Gun and Rod Sporting Association
with fifty members, has been organized
at Wooster, for the purpose of holding
shooting contests, and also enforce the
Ohio game and fish laws.
A flock of three hundred crows is said
to have lit down In Akron on Tuesday
vening. More likely they were buz
yards attracted there by the dor of the
late InfirmaIy investigation.
A syndicate consisting of James E
Brown of MassillOn, Huntington Brown
and Mr.. IA. D. Hsrter Of Mansfield, have
purchased the Empire House at Akron
for $4,000, and will make great i'm
prOVements thereto.
Last summer New London struck vine
gar, but the we'll petered out, and now
she has tapped a gusher' In blue clay.
Next thing we hear, the town will have
struck vein Of lager beer. Yelling
ton struck whey, then whey not New
London strike lager beer9
Twenty druggists Of Rlchland county
have been caught selling liquor without
physiCian's prescription and will now
have to come down with their Dow law
tax. The detectives who worked up the
case are in the employ Of the Liquor
League.
Seven hundred men, employed In the
American Wire Works at Cleveland,
struck last Thursday. They made de-
mand for an advance Of ten per cent. In
wages, and the refusal Of the managers
to give 1t caused the strike. The
strikers include the entire force Of
w0rkmen.
jeremiah Lynch, inmate OF Dayton
Soldiers Home, got one days leave Of
absence In December, and never was
heard Of afterward. His body was found
In the back water of the river atFrsnk.
lin, on Friday, having. 1t is supposed,
floated there from Dayton. The numer- |
Ous bruises on his head indicate that he |
had been murdered. Hl
d Train No. 22 on the Alliance, Niles &
AshtabuIa railroad on Friday morning,
while speeding along at the rate Of forty
miles an hour came suddenly In view
Of q hickory tree, which had been blown |
across the track just west OF North |
jackson. The timely appliance Of the |
air brakes aVerted what might have |
been q terrible wreck. Both rails were |
broken of and the telegraph lines were |
down., ,.aauuuar..lsru-.all .a.. .I.lti.H,ssn-
Judge Nichols is making Il interest
ing FOR the saloon keepers OF Salem. He |
recently fined Peter. Burns and Chris.
Bowers $50 each and sentenced them to |
ten days In jail for violating the liquor |
laws. They plead guilty, and are now |
the guests Of She if Harbaugh. Atkins |
81 Porter, who we're Indicted by the |